How to rest in August

Cote d'Azur - IDEAL SOLVENCY holiday-by generally recognized as August - the most fertile time for rest. And rightly so. Have a good rest in August can be on virtually any spa. The only negative - always crowded, because August is also the most popular time for vacations. But there's nothing to be done - must either accept it or extract the maximum benefit and enjoyment. Indeed, sometimes there is every desire and show yourself, and be seen. And where else would it make, if not on the French Riviera, so attractive and beloved not just mere mortals, but also celebrities. Saint-Tropez Saint-Tropez origin not original - a small fishing village, what a dime a dozen on the coast, has grown up around a port founded arrived here from Marseilles by the Greeks. Its only difference from the thousands like her village on this coast was in the comparative inaccessibility and isolation. To Saint-Tropez, lost away from the main coastal routes on a wide peninsula, which has never been connected with the neighboring settlements of normal roads, in the beginning could be reached only by water. Up until 1880, when the famous French novelist Guy de Maupassant landed on his yacht to the port of Saint-Tropez during one of his recent travels. View of the bay of Saint Tropez Shortly after the visit of Maupassant, tell the world about the wonderful secluded location, here bestowed famous painter Paul Signac, one of the leading neo-impressionists of his time. Amazed at the local beauty, he immediately decided to build a house on the coast and invite your friends. First came to stay Matisse, and behind him were tightened, and many other prominent individuals. And in the early twentieth century, Saint-Tropez was already quite well known as a resting place bohemians. A 30-ies of the past century in the town flooded writers and artists. Finally, the craze of Saint-Tropez began after in 1956 came the famous film by Roger Vadim's "And God Created Woman" with the sex symbol of the time Bridget Bordeaux in the title role. Saint-Tropez, now there is little that recalls the medieval atmosphere of a small Provencal town. For rows of luxury yachts lined up along the waterfront is dotted with small cafes, scatter narrow picturesque streets full of luxury boutiques and expensive restaurants where a cup of coffee costs about fifteen euros and can live to meet those who are not coming off the pages of gossip columns. Quay St Tropez But despite his reputation as a center of secular life of the Cote d'Azur, St Tropez is difficult to call a tempestuous and noisy resort. There is no hustle and bustle, no one is in an effort to consider all points of interest and to make the maximum number of successful shots. This place is a leisurely, calm and somewhat frivolous. Ancient streets of the fashionable resort of Saint Tropez, the Centre is considered to be a bustling central market. Here also shown fishing past of Saint-Tropez - a choice of seafood is not found all the Cote d'Azur. With rising above the city with powerful bastions of the citadel and the ancient tower, donjon, built somewhere in the years 1590-1607., Stunning views, on the one hand, the Alps and on the other - the azure waves of the Gulf of Saint Tropez. The Citadel of Saint-Tropez Museums in Saint-Tropez bit, but those that are very interesting. The Museum of butterflies is the world's largest collection of these fascinating creatures of all conceivable shapes, sizes, colors. And at the Museum of the Annunciation exhibited works of genius Matisse, Seurat, Bonnard, who opened the world and this stunning corner of France. Playa de Tahiti in the Bay of Pampelonne Most people come here not for entertainment and shopping, rather, they beckon beaches that have won the reputation of the best in all of the Cote d'Azur. Most of them are located quite far from the center, although the family to the beautiful beaches and Graners Kannebers can safely walk. Still, those looking for something exceptional, absolutely must see the stunning beaches of the Gulf of Pampelonne, south of Saint-Tropez. The most famous of them - Playa de Tahiti, the world's first official nudist beach. A famous for his in the 50-ies. the last century did Bridget Bordeaux, which to this day lives nearby. Owned by Bridget Bordeaux villa "Madruga" All the beaches of St. Tropez are dotted not only the tan shiny bodies, and countless restaurants, shops and souvenir shops that sell a variety of gifts and trinkets that can be presented to friends as proof that you actually visited this wonderful part of the Cote d'Azur of France. Nice the capital of French Riviera and the fifth largest city in France, Nice was founded by the ancient Greeks and named after the Greek goddess of victory Nike. The first resort of the French fans were British and Russian aristocrats in the eighteenth century, but the zenith of his fame reached Nice in the late nineteenth century. In a reminder of this period the city received many architectural masterpieces and beautiful monuments. Nice Nice is located in the Gulf with a poetic name Bay of Angels. Along the coast stretches a broad Promenade des Anglais (the name is often translated as the English walk, or English Embankment) with lots of benches, with small lawns and bicycle paths. Here you can sit for hours and enjoy the beautiful view. Promenade des Anglais The embankment can be accessed on the city's numerous beaches. True, those who expect to find here the classic golden sand, will be a little disappointed, because the vast majority of the beaches of Nice, strewn with small pebbles. Pebble beach at Nice in Nice, it is difficult to single out some particularly attractive place, because it consists of the entire continuum of masterpieces and discoveries. And the stores here are not like the shops and the museums, hotels and more like the palaces. The most famous hotel in Nice - "Negresco" located on the Promenade des Anglais. He first opened its doors to the rich and famous visitors in 1913 and in 2003 the French government has made the Hotel Negresco in the national list of historic buildings. In addition, he is among the ten best hotels in the world. Hotel Negresco - Nice, a symbol of narrow streets of Old Nice, full of shops, restaurants, luxury mansions, ancient churches, bars and nightclubs. It may seem that every street in the old quarters of Nice on something specialized. For example, on the Rue du Marche fashionable boutiques, and Rue Druat completely furnished with bicycles. Nice, old town of Nice is rich and museums, the most famous of which - Museums Matisse and Marc Chagall, Museum of Modern Art. And lovers of antiques will find a lot to the ruins of an ancient Roman city Tsemenelum. In Nice, no one is disappointed, but leaving it, almost all have slight feeling of sadness and a necessary desire to come back. Corsica Alexandre Dumas once said: "Corsica - a French department, but Corsica - this is not France." Corsica was under French rule for 200 years, ever since, as in 1768 Genoa sold the island to Paris. And before that the island belonged by turns to the Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Lombards. And each culture added something of his own in the boiling cauldron called Corsica. One of the oldest cities in Corsica, Bastia Today the island, which gave life to Napoleon, and Columbus, flooded the other conquerors - Thousands of tourists from around the globe. For the most part, they are flocking to the East Coast, with its long white sand beaches, tiny fishing villages, tranquil bays and grottoes. The picturesque beach near Porto Vecchio West coast of Corsica is impressive in a different way - there towering cliffs and rocks, terminating in a sheer raging sea, the rocky islands rising from the water, and wild mountainous landscapes inspire awe and reverence. True, some of which they are diluted with olive groves and pineapple plantations and forests of cork trees. Lost in the mountain town on the west coast of Corsica Coastline of Italian at heart, but the French on the registration of the island stretches nearly 1000 km, representing a fifth of the whole French coastline. Corsica is often called the cleanest and most unspoiled area of ??France. Corsican beaches are so beautiful as it is diverse. On the island there are about 200 beaches, from traditional sand with all modern amenities and rescue service, to totally isolated and wild. From the least accessible beaches stands Salechia, reachable either by swimming or climbing 11 km of rocky trails. Secluded and beautiful beach Salechia A most picturesque and photogenic Corsican beach, often referred to as Palombadzho, south of Porto Vecchio. Here pearly white sands of the coastal side by side with pink cliffs and crystal-clear azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Beach Palombadzho Corsican cities, towns, villages and mountain villages - a special theme, each of them has its own character and rugged Italian temperament. This hometown of Napoleon, Ajaccio, the same proud and unpredictable as the great commander, and Sarti, 'the most Corsican of Corsican towns of all, in the opinion of Prosper Merimee, who created her here, "Colombo" and the famous Porto, included in the World Heritage List UNESCO, and Bonifacio, whose streets recall Odysseus himself, and many others. See also: How to rest in January as the rest in February, how to rest in March as the rest of April as a break in May as a rest break in June as in July, how to relax in September as a break in October as the rest in November as the rest in December Where to go February